Liu Biping was already very annoyed, but as the governor for so many years, he was used to it, so he still endured it, and his face was still calm: "Nothing is absolute. Although Shen Chen is young, his scheming and tactics are unfathomable and should not be underestimated. No matter how you arrange it, this matter cannot be implicated in any way by me!"
Otherwise, the most serious crime would be murdering the imperial envoy.
Although he is a local tyrant in Fujian, now is not the time for him to be a local tyrant forever.
Zhejiang now has so many troops stationed there, and there is constant war in Jiangxi next door. If he makes a mistake and angers the court, he will probably end up being attacked from both sides.
Then it will really be more trouble than gain.
He just wanted to take Shen Chen's life to remove the stepping stone to curry favor with the court, not to really perish together with the enemy.
Mr. Hu knew that he was angry, so he lowered his head and said in a low voice: "Don't worry, I know what's going on and I won't implicate you."
Liu Biping looked at him coldly, then rolled up his sleeves and went back to the backyard.
Madam Liu was anxiously looking for him. When she saw him come in, she came up to him anxiously and said to him with a choked and sobbing voice: "Master! Something happened!"
Liu Biping's eyelids jumped violently at the word "accident". His tone naturally became unhappy. He rolled up his sleeves impatiently, took a breath and asked her: "Why are you so flustered? What's wrong?!"
Mrs. Liu burst into tears, held Liu Biping's arm and sat down beside him: "My sister... She is gone..."
Liu Biping was stunned.
So fast.
It hasn't even been a month, how could he die
Even if they followed the procedure strictly, it couldn't be so fast. He frowned, "How is this possible? In such a short time, it would be enough to escort her back to the capital. How could they have time to try her? How could they convict her of murder so quickly?"
Madam Liu wiped her tears and cried until her voice was hoarse: "She didn't make it to the capital, and she couldn't hold on after entering Tongzhou... Her health was not good to begin with, and those people were so inhumane, and no one took care of her..."
Mrs. Liu was really sad. She cried with tears and snot. She seemed like she was about to collapse. She leaned on Liu Biping's arm and sobbed.
Liu Biping was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted.
My sister-in-law died.
This also means that he doesn't have to try hard to make his sister-in-law shut up - his sister-in-law and Luo Yuan have always had a very good relationship, almost like one person, and Luo Yuan will never hide anything from her.
She must be holding something in her hand.
For this, he had been trying to contact people in the court to see if he could settle the matter with her before the trial. However, he did not expect that even God was on his side. He had not done anything yet, but the matter had been resolved.
Because of this, the anger that Shen Chen had provoked before was almost gone. He patted Madam Liu on the shoulder and said lightly: "Life and death are determined by fate, and wealth and honor are determined by God. There is nothing we can do about it. If you really feel bad, then find a way to bring the children here. I have told you this before."
Madam Liu choked up and nodded, "That's my plan too. My sister is most worried about her children. They are so pitiful. They lost their father and mother.
They have committed such a great sin and killed someone's parents. If they can't even take care of their children, they are simply not worthy of being human beings.
Liu Biping hummed and stood up: "You decide on the matter. Send a few suitable people to pick up the child. Since you want to pick him up, you should make it clear to your mother-in-law to prevent her from worrying."
The Lu family was still united. After the accident, Luo Yuan's child was sent to the Lu family for foster care.
Liu Biping originally did not want to take on these hot potatoes. After all, it would be troublesome to bring these children back. However, Luo Yuan has not been caught yet, so it is good to keep the children in his hands - at least it will make Luo Yuan more fearful, and at the critical moment he can lure Luo Yuan into the trap and catch them all in one fell swoop.
Mrs. Liu hastily agreed, and thought he was generous. She wept for a while, then stopped crying and asked him, "Why did you come back so early today? Didn't you say you were going to receive the imperial envoy?"
In the past, when we received the imperial envoys from the court, they would basically not return until three o'clock in the morning. How could they return so early that they could even make it in time for dinner
When this matter was mentioned, Liu Biping's eyes became even more gloomy.
Shen Chen is trouble after all.
He said a few perfunctory words impatiently and walked out. Seeing that the prefect of Rongcheng and other officials were still waiting in the flower hall, his face became calmer and he nodded to them: "You will have to work harder recently. The coming of the imperial envoy is no small matter. Don't let them catch you with any handle, otherwise it won't be easy to get away with it."
Everyone responded in agreement.
Liu Biping then asked the prefect of Rongcheng: "How is the imperial envoy doing?"
"I've moved into the inn." The prefect of Rongcheng had naturally sent spies to keep an eye on him. When he heard the question, he quickly said, "I also asked the guards around me to find some people."
Liu Biping then fixed his eyes on him and raised his eyebrows meaningfully: "Looking for someone? Looking for whom?"
As soon as he arrived, he encountered a major event of people's resistance. Shen Chen also said that he would try the case and give justice to the people. It is very likely that he was handling the matter related to this case. Although Mr. Hu has repeatedly assured that this matter will not implicate him, he still wants to ask.
When the prefect of Rongcheng saw him asking, he naturally answered: "We are looking for a few civilians who fell into the water, and the priest of the Mazu Temple who organized the sacrifice..."
"He really does what he says." Liu Biping curled his lips and said in a gloomy tone, "He hasn't even established a firm foothold yet, but he's already trying to seize power from us."
The prefect of Rongcheng also sneered: "He really thinks he is such a big shot. I will report him for disrupting local laws and regulations. Let's see what he does!"
Everyone agreed.
Liu Biping shook his head: "What's the big deal? Didn't they say that the emperor asked him to come and gave him the position of supervisor? This case concerns him, so of course he has to investigate. Since he likes to investigate, let him investigate."
The prefect of Rongcheng looked at Liu Biping in confusion, not knowing why he said that.
In his opinion, this matter must be related to Liu Biping.
Letting Shen Chen investigate now would not be just letting Shen Chen get into trouble with Liu Biping himself
Shouldn't the Minister do his best to stop it? He didn't quite understand why he was still talking about asking Shen Chen to check it casually? Could it be that he was so angry with Shen Chen that he couldn't tell east from west